Dan Clark Audio ETHER 2 OPEN Headphones

The Flagship ETHER 2

Truly designed using the proverbial "blank sheet" of paper. Instead of designing TrueFlow technology into an existing motor, as with the Dan Clark Audio classic ETHER Flow line, our team designed a completely new motor around TrueFlow to realize major improvements in linearity, dynamics and detail. Couple this increased resolution with a new diaphragm that is nearly 70% lighter ETHER 2 delivers incredible detail, fast, tight bass, and liquid mids culminating in one of the most organic musical sounds you will hear from an audiophile headphone.

Unlike loudspeakers a headphone has a direct physical connection with the enthusiast. The construction affects a headphone sonically but also defines the interface with the user such that the comfort and fit play a major role in creating the final listening experience. As much design time went into the Physicality of the ETHER 2 design as anything else to ensure hours of comfortable musical bliss.

ETHER 2 is Dan Clark Audio's high-performance classic planar magnetic headphone. At only 290grams, ETHER 2 is incredibly light for an all-metal top-of-the-line headphones, ensuring it feels as good as it sounds, and looks.

Dan Clark Audio's ETHER 2 System packaged their acclaimed ETHER 2 headphone with 3 different ear pads which can be swapped anytime to extract 3 unique voicings from one headphone. This lets you customize your listening experience based on music, preference, or just because!

ETHER 2 is the top-of-the-line open-back planar magnetic headphone with a highly optimized driver, motor, baffle, and headband designed to synergistically blend stunningly lifelike sound with the industry-leading comfort and reliability that are the hallmarks of Dan Clark Audio products.

Classic Performance and Design

Having introduced their critically acclaimed VOCE electrostatic headphone and their high performance yet affordable ÆON headphones Dan Clark Audio applied what they learned to their ETHER headphone line, implementing a totally new generation of TrueFlow technology in the driver to improve performance.

Effect of Ear Pads on Sound

So what’s the effect on the sound? With the stock earpad as the reference, the suede pad offers a little more output in the bass region and a little more sparkle on top, while the perforated pads deliver the largest soundstage and increase relative bass and treble for a more fun and lively voicing. The stock earpads put the midrange a bit further forward compared to the perforated and suede pads.

Fun tip: we usually have a favourite that’s on 75% of the time and swap for fun or specific music.

Putting the Pedal to the Metal

ETHER 2 has an entirely new motor designed around TrueFlow technology; rather than designing TrueFlow into the motor as we did with ETHER Flow and the original AEON Flow, we designed the motor around the TrueFlow technology. The result is a major improvement in linearity, dynamics, and detail. And we didn’t stop there.

To make the most of the increased resolution of the motor we developed an all-new diaphragm that’s 70% less aluminum trace weight than the original ETHER Flow driver. As a result, ETHER 2 delivers incredible clarity, powerful, fast bass, liquid mids, and a smooth, balanced top end that’s incredibly resolving yet not at all bright to deliver a coherent, dynamic and remarkably balanced performance.

Shedding Weight, Not Strength

ETHER 2 is light. Really light, almost 90 grams or 3.75 ounces lighter than their comfortable ETHER Flow headphones. Amazingly, this weight drop didn’t involve switching from metal to plastic components, which would compromise sound and reduce product life. Nope.

ETHER 2 sports an all-metal headphone cup and headband, with a carbon fiber driver baffle, so it’s built to last, in style. At under 290gr, ETHER 2 is not only the lightest full size planar magnetic headphone on the market and it may be the lightest top-of-the-line headphone from any high-end vendor.

Ultralightweight design with a new ergonomic ear pad and an enhanced webbed head-strap combine to make ETHER 2 the new standard in high-performance headphone comfort and ergonomics.

Swappable Ear Pads to Fine-Tune Your Experience

ETHER 2 includes their patent-pending swappable ear pads that utilize a tacky elastomer to attach the pad to the headphone. Say goodbye to adhesives, heavy magnets, or bulky stretch-to-mount systems and hello to simply pealing the pads off and put on either our optional perforated synthetic or suede ETHER 2 pads to experience your music the way you want it!

The suede pads deliver a silky-smooth presentation, with a very detailed yet linear top end and warm tone, while the perforated pads create a slightly leaner midrange for a lighter and more livel tonal balance with an added bit of "fun" by emphaszing the bass a bit.

Get Wired with VIVO!

We didn’t stop at upgrading the headphone, either. While Dan Clark's original DUM (Distinctly Un-Magical) cable was a great performer it was a bit stiffer and more microphonic than we wanted so we set out to upgrade our premium cable.

Meet VIVO, Dan Clark's flagship cable! For sound quality, this fully-custom cable design incorporates silver plated OFHC copper and top-quality connectors available in 6’ and 10’ 1/4” and 4-pin XLR terminations, and portable-friendly 3.5’ 2.5, 3.5, and 4.4mm cables. VIVO projects a wide open and holographic soundstage with precise imaging and tons of smooth detail.

And VIVO feels as good as it looks, and sounds. VIVO has a remarkably supple feel and is so light you’ll hardly notice it’s there and careful construction means it’s non-microphonic for comfortable and “quiet” listening.

Specifications

Model: Ether 2
Driver Type: Planar Magnetic
Driver Size: 71x45mm
Impedance: 16 ohms
Weight: 290gr
Ear Pad Material: Synthetic Protein
Shipping Dimensions: 11x9x6 inches
Shipping Weight: 3 lb
Frequency Response: Yes*

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The Flagship ETHER 2

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